Brad Evans, DeAndre Yedlin called into USMNT’s January training camp

Brad Evans is getting used to U.S. national team involvement, but one of his Sounders FC teammates got his first call-up Friday for January training camp: homegrown product DeAndre Yedlin.

The pair were among 26 call-ups by coach Jurgen Klinsmann who will begin training Monday in Carson, Calif., at the StubHub Center. After six days, the group will be cut down to 23 and resume training in Sao Paulo from Jan. 13-25 as a sort of dry run before the World Cup in Brazil. Finally, the team will return home to complete the camp ahead of a Feb. 1 friendly against South Korea (ESPN2, 2 p.m.).

“We are all very excited for this camp because, as a team, it will give us our first taste of Brazil,” Klinsmann said in a news release.

“This is a very important camp in our preparations for the World Cup. It’s important for the players to continue developing their bond and sense of urgency for the tournament. It’s important for us to see how they do in Brazil, how the new players fit with the group and to make sure everyone is focused on reaching the highest level for next summer.”

Yedlin, 20, is one of five players receiving their first call-ups, joining Luis Gil, Michael Harrington, Chris Klute, Shane O’Neill. Yedlin, Gil and O’Neill were all members of the U.S. U-20 World Cup team last year.

Evans, 28, has made 16 appearances for the USMNT, 10 of which came last year — not to mention a game-winning goal at Jamaica in World Cup qualifying.

Clint Dempsey, the USMNT captain, will remain on loan with Fulham during the camp, like most of the team’s European-based players who are currently in their league season.

After the jump is the full and MLS-heavy roster, which also includes Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall (a Gig Harbor native) and D.C. United forward Eddie Johnson (a former Sounder):

Ten players on the camp roster appeared in World Cup qualifying matches for the USA in 2013. Graham Zusi led all players with nine appearances and was followed closely by Omar Gonzalez and Eddie Johnson, each with eight.

Nick Rimando backstopped the team to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup crown, collecting five victories and earning a shutout in the final, a 1-0 win against Panama.

Landon Donovan tied for the team lead in 2013 with eight goals. He started all six games in the Gold Cup and shared Golden Boot honors with Chris Wondolowski, each scoring five times. Mix Diskerud was the only other player to make an appearance in all six Gold Cup matches.

Twenty-five of the 27 players on the camp roster represent 11 different Major League Soccer teams. Current MLS champion Sporting Kansas City has five total (Matt Besler, Benny Feilhaber, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic and Zusi) on the roster, the most of any team.

Besler, Feilhaber and Zusi were all included on last year’s January camp roster, while Myers and Sinovic are both receiving their first call up to a camp with the full U.S. MNT.

Luis Gil, Michael Harrington, Chris Klute, Shane O’Neill and DeAndre Yedlin are also all receiving their first call-up to a camp with the Senior National Team.

Gil, O’Neill and Yedlin were all part of the 2013 U.S. U-20 World Cup team. During the tournament in Turkey, Gil scored against Spain and O’Neill against Ghana. Gil and Yedlin started all three matches of the tournament while O’Neil started the final two.

Yedlin finished third in the 2013 MLS Rookie of the Year voting.

Mike Magee was voted the 2013 MLS MVP after scoring 21 goals. The 29-year-old was also named to the League’s Best XI alongside Besler, Gonzalez and Zusi.

Prior to that camp, Besler had never appeared for a U.S. National Team. He partnered with Gonzalez in central defense in the historic 0-0 draw in Mexico, becoming only the second player in U.S. history to start a World Cup qualifier with less than two caps.

After Donovan (154 caps/57 goals), Eddie Johnson is the most experienced member of the camp roster with 61 career caps and 19 goals. Johnson tied DaMarcus Beasley for the most MNT appearances in 2013 with 17 – nine of which he started.

Zusi earned his first cap for the MNT at the end of the 2012 January camp when he started in the 1-0 win against Venezuela, then scored his first international goal four days later when the tallied the game-winner in the 1-0 win against Panama.

Evans scored the game-winning goal in the 2-1 win in Jamaica on June 7 in Kingston. Recording his first goal for the MNT, his strike in the second minute of second-half stoppage time handed the U.S. a huge three points. He has started at right back in eight of the last nine games for which he was available, including five World Cup Qualifiers.

Diskerud appeared in 13 of the USA’s last 14 matches dating back to July 5 against Guatemala. He played in all six matches in the 2013 Gold Cup winning run, and started the last two World Cup qualifiers. Remarkably, the United States holds a record of 12-1-3 all-time in games in which Diskerud has appeared.